Ranger REG
Explorer
Maybe you can convince me why I should pick it up.mhacdebhandia said:
AHA! 3e got something right! congrats wizards of the coast!
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Ranger REG
Explorer
I know how you feel. I saw the Heroes of Horror book today at Borders and I happened to have a 30% discount coupon. Instead, I used the coupon and a $50 bill on a d20-based AGoT RPG (list price $49.95).Odhanan said:
I gotta get a handle on my impulse buying disorder.
mhacdebhandia
Explorer
Hah. Well, the only thing that I can think of which might appeal to someone who doesn't like horror are the classes - there's nothing about the archivist or dread necromancer, nor any of the prestige classes, which require you to be playing a horror-oriented campaign. There's plenty of necromancers raising corpses and possessed of a deadly touch in non-horror sword-and-sorcery stories, for instance.Ranger REG said:Maybe you can convince me why I should pick it up.
the Jester
Legend
I too really like Heroes of Horror. But then, I've always felt that the line between standard dnd and horror dnd is very thin- looking back at the ol' 1e FF, especially the penangellan, I've always had a soft spot for horrific encounters and gruesome monsters. I loved the Gates of Firestorm Peak and dubbed it "most Cthulhu dnd adventure evar" (I even plan a Return to the Gates of Firestorm Peak for my game eventually).
The best part of HoH for me was all the dm advice on mood, different types and techniques of horror, etc. Overall, it is a great book (imho)!
I'm glad that a gronard such as BroccoliRage can get so much enjoyment from it!
The best part of HoH for me was all the dm advice on mood, different types and techniques of horror, etc. Overall, it is a great book (imho)!
I'm glad that a gronard such as BroccoliRage can get so much enjoyment from it!
Darrin Drader
Explorer
I picked it up a while back, and I am pretty impressed with the book, much as I was impressed with Heroes of Battle. Unfortunately I also am not a fan of taint, but in my opinion, it isn't so flawed that a couple of house rules can't fix it. 
Overall, I've gotta say congrats on a job well done! I think this was a great second installment in this series of books and I look forward to more in the "Heroes of" line.
Overall, I've gotta say congrats on a job well done! I think this was a great second installment in this series of books and I look forward to more in the "Heroes of" line.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
Agree with Whisperfoot. HoB was fair to above average, but HoH beats it hands down, both in flavor, and usable crunch. I don't care much for the taint mechanics eithre, but still find the book is worth having even with that aside. The DM sections, the Dread Necromancer, and a couple prestige classes are quite good and very useful -- already elements put to work IMC.
Odhanan
Adventurer
Really, I suppose like Ranger REG, I'd like to understand what material in HoH you find so great in terms of flavor, and in terms of crunch. What materials are you referring to specifically (by "you", I mean all you guys who love the book)? Please?
What is in HoH that isn't in d20 already?
Edit- I'd just like to point out that I'm a huge fan of the horror genre in RPGs. So my relative... "boredom" let's say, when looking at HoH has nothing to do with a dislike of its theme, really.
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JoeGKushner
Adventurer
I hope that we see some more reviews! More opinions are always welcome in the review machine.
Odhanan said:Really, I suppose like Ranger REG, I'd like to understand what material in HoH you find so great in terms of flavor, and in terms of crunch. What materials are you referring to specifically (by "you", I mean all you guys who love the book)? Please?
What is in HoH that isn't in d20 already?
Archivists. And archivists are really, really cool.
Ranger REG
Explorer
And what is so good about this Archivist? Is he some kind of sage ... or does he collect bodies?drothgery said:
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